Actually just done some very rudimentary maths based on comparing it to surrounding buildings and I retract my previous statement. There are still approx. 8 levels to go above the current height of the core + slipform gubbins and it’s maybe only a couple of floors short of the height of Altolusso which is 71 metres. The crane does still look short though.

moyceyyy wrote:Something really interesting that I noticed from the John Street/Callaghan Square DAS (Design and access statement) from JR Smart.

By looking at the image above, it shows that Herbert Street student tower will be 86 metres! And theyre both being planned from the same company, so it should be very accurate! This makes Herbert Street 4 metres taller than the Charles Street tower, which is also under construction.

Yes but if you look at ground level of that diagram in DAS the height starts at I think it's 6.5metres at the base of the building - therefore the herbert st tower is looking likely to be pretty much 80metres give or take a couple of cms. Nevertheless 80metres is presently very tall for Cardiff.

Level 19 is now visible beneath the formwork, allowing for about 2 levels behind the formwork there’s probably about 5 floors of actual height still to go. Crazy how quickly this one has gone up, although reckon Bridge St will still just win as that core is only a couple of levels away from completion.

The article is nonsense. The development in question missed the September opening, so people found elsewhere to live. They've only asked for a change of 'licence for 12 months. Then it'll be students again.

The article is nonsense. The development in question missed the September opening, so people found elsewhere to live. They've only asked for a change of 'licence for 12 months. Then it'll be students again.

Yep, that article gave me blisters on my feet.

There's a housing crisis in Cardiff - 10,000 people waiting for affordable homes. Those HMO's in Canton need reducing (but not eliminating, I can understand if people dont want to live in towers). I'm all for development of higher density student blocks.